Vladimir Voronin

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg on Tuesday ordered Moldova to pay compensation to the family of Valeriu Boboc, who was killed during the 'Twitter Revolution' of April 7-8, 2009, which helped to bring down the regime led by Communist President Vladimir Voronin.

Several thousand people in Moldova's capital Chisinau took part in an "Immortal Regiment" march on Monday, organised by the pro-Russian Socialist Party, PSRM, many of them breaking a new law that bans the display of symbols glorifying the former Soviet communist regime.

Moldovan anti-corruption prosecutors and officers from the Intelligence and Security Service SIS on Wednesday searched the homes of 13 former Communist Party, PCRM, deputies, and detained four of them on suspicion of corruption and illicit enrichment.

May 6, 1990 saw the first "flower bridge" thrown open across the Prut River as part of the border-opening events with the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (SSR).

Bogdan Aurescu, adviser on foreign affairs to Romania's President Klaus Iohannis, will pay a working visit to Chisinau, the Republic of Moldova, on Friday, amidst the recent political developments in Moldova, the Presidential Administration informs in a statement.

With the support of 55 out of 101 MPs, Moldova's parliament on Thursday named Vitalie Pirlog, a man with strong Communist Party links, as the new head of the country's security and intelligence service, the SIS.

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Moldovan President Igor Dodon on Wednesday night gave journalists a tour of the presidential residence in the village of Condrita, a few kilometers away from the capital, Chisinau.

After a 90-minute press conference on current affairs in the salon, Dodon took his guests on a trip around the presidential villa, including the basement, where he keeps his wine.